LE

The British public know that their troops are the best.
The CESMs need to see a Red Square type parade in an attempt to convince them someone has a spine.
Interestingly the frog parade is led by foreigners...

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Old-Salt

We do. It's called Trooping the Colour. All the wooden tops martching up and down the square. Life is busy enough without three weeks (at least) of bullshit and rehersals prior to something like a Bastille Day parade.

LE

We do. It's called Trooping the Colour. All the wooden tops martching up and down the square. Life is busy enough without three weeks (at least) of bullshit and rehersals prior to something like a Bastille Day parade.

True, I feel that the public would be impressed bysome Chally 2's ripping up the tarmac of Pall Mall with half the RAF zooming overhead, followed by 20 or so Apaches and other helicopters. The crowds would love it.

War Hero

Whitehorse, that's a great idea! How many MBTs, IFVs and aircraft can we get through Paris and in how long? The Germans did it in 3 weeks flat so I think we should make it a biannual competition event with us and the krauts taking turns.

LE

The British public know that their troops are the best.
The CESMs need to see a Red Square type parade in an attempt to convince them someone has a spine.
Interestingly the frog parade is led by foreigners...

Yes, they always invite a foreign nation. A few years a go a battalion of Bundeswehr caused a few raised eyebrows (as part of the mixed German/French Eurocorps). Some people in Paris didn't fancy seeing tanks bearing the Iron Cross passing through the Arc de Triomphe and down the Champs Elysees. I wonder why?

LE

The British public know that their troops are the best.
The CESMs need to see a Red Square type parade in an attempt to convince them someone has a spine.
Interestingly the frog parade is led by foreigners...

Yes, they always invite a foreign nation. A few years a go a battalion of Bundeswehr caused a few raised eyebrows (as part of the mixed German/French Eurocorps). Some people in Paris didn't fancy seeing tanks bearing the Iron Cross passing through the Arc de Triomphe and down the Champs Elysees. I wonder why?

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